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Police in Malawi Rescue Kidnapped British Woman
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- British mother Nusrat Osman, 47, was abducted outside her home in Blantyre, Malawi, last Friday and was rescued by police after a weeklong search involving a shootout with kidnappers.
- During the rescue, at least two suspects were killed and a police officer was wounded; two suspects remain at large.
- Osman is reported safe and "not too shaken," according to her brother, while the circumstances of her abduction are still under investigation.
- Kidnappings are rare in Malawi, where crime is more commonly associated with theft and burglary; authorities had offered a $17,000 reward for information but have not confirmed if tips led to the rescue.
- Osman, originally from Leicester, has lived and worked in Malawi for several years as an auditor.
